Bilt

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as het Bild in 1867. Perhaps derived from Limburgish bild (“image of a saint”) after a local chapel. No relation to Middle Dutch *belt (“belt, border zone”) or Het Bildt.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bɪlt/
  • Hyphenation: Bilt
  • Rhymes: -ɪlt

Proper noun

Bilt n

  1. A hamlet in Maasgouw, Limburg, Netherlands.

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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